re: Spring Weed Guide For Lawns

just sprayed Image for St Aug and Centiped...perfect morning...

By be careful I mean read the label closely so that you don't overdose the lawn

Find out what pH your grass needs to be healthy so it can out-compete the weeds

Looks like annual bluegrass aka poa annua. It will eventually die out when it warms up, but I would hit it with some type of atrazine after this next storm. The main thing with this weed is that the seeds in the tips will germinate next August-October. This is when you need to apply a pre emergent such as weed and feed. Good luck. That shite will take over a yard quick, but at least it isn't the worst looking weed.

I always use at least a 2 & 2 method. I don't mow 2 days prior, or after, a pesticide application.

It doesn't matter. I don't because the broadleaf weeds have a larger contact area.

Very informative thread. A couple of questions-are these various products available at Lowes/Home Depot or do I need to hit Ace, Clegg's, feed store???

The home I recently bought appears to have not been sodded (or cared for at all) so the yard is crap. Spongy, poor draining, and nearly every weed pictured is represented. Do I scalp it and sod it? Will dethatching help with the spongy effect? I've been lucky over the years and had well established, mostly St. Aug yards, I'm not used to dealing with this myriad of wrong.

every yard looks like that this year because we received a ton of rain. weeds love that shite. you can get good products at any of the stores you listed. I would kill the weeds first and let the centipede come out of its dormant phase and then fertilize it hard, water it during the summer and leave it high when cutting to develop a strong root foundation. if you are still unhappy with it after this summer I would scalp and resod. like I have stated plenty of times, the key to a yard with less weeds is stopping germination after summer and spot treating early the next year imo. that's the most overlooked step with yards because most people are in that I don't fricking care mode and are tired of yardwork at that point.

I laid the sod in October... It's around the edges of my house.

I have another 2-2.5 acres I gotta get under control.

I'm hitting my lawn up tomorrow with weed and feed tomorrow, the dollargrass and clovers are everywhere.